The Geography of Love: A Memoir

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If I had given it much thought I might have hesitated to marry a man for whom at the age of 45 much of the past was too painful to consider--for either of us. Truthfully thought had little to do with it. Instinct did--the instinct to seize a sure and ebullient happiness or go down trying.Falling in love is arguably the greatest risk and leap of faith any of us take. Theres no for future happiness no protection from the ugly scars of the past no shield from tragedy--this powerful memoir reminds us why we bother.At a lakeside caf in the summer of 1988 31-year-old Glenda Burgess is sitting across from 44-year-old Kenneth Grunzweig and falling in love. Then Ken confesses that he has already been widowed twice under harrowing circumstances. This tragic past the age difference Kens emotionally scarred teenage daughter--all might be enough to send anyone running but Glenda believed in her instincts believed